Black
Hawks down in Iraqi quagmire: US
helicopters in Iraq are being shot out of the sky with
unusual regularity - scene reminiscent of the Soviets'
losing battle against Stinger missiles in Afghanistan

'Secret'
DVD spreads around world: Thinking-will-make-it-so
philosophy catches on through film -- viewers
learn to ask for what they want. And, if they believe
it, they will receive it - Thoughts are
so powerful, the teachers insist, that you attract what
you think about, even if you don't want it

Russian
President Putin Blasts U.S. for Its Use of Force:
``Almost uncontained'' use of force in the world - witnessing
an almost uncontained hyper use of force in international
relations'' and that ``one state, the United States, has
overstepped its national borders in every way

Current Headline News
Article: Islamic
Terrorism In Our Cities -- Advanced Significantly With
The New Season of the Fox TV Series, "24" As It
Conditions American Citizens To Accept The Coming Dictatorship

The
brain scan that can read people's intentions: Call
for ethical debate over possible use of new technology
in interrogation - reveals the dramatic
pace at which neuroscience is progressing, even usher
in a "Minority Report" era (as portrayed in
the Steven Spielberg science fiction film), where judgments
are handed down before the law is broken on the strength
of an incriminating brain scan

Archives: "MINORITY
REPORT"MOVIE -- CITIZENS ARRESTED EVEN THOUGH
THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY CRIMES, SENT TO JAIL WITHOUT
TRIAL AND WITHOUT RELEASE DATE

The
US's pricey fighting flops: F-22 would be electronically
"blind", despite having the most advanced suite
of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance devices
in the USAF - F-22 isn't the first weapon system the Pentagon
has ordered that couldn't perform as advertised

Iran
test-fires Russian air defence missiles: Delivery last
month sparked bitter US criticism - TOR-M1 is capable of confronting
small aircraft, with high manoeuvre and speed abilities and
cruise missiles, and in less than a second it is ready to
spot and be launched again

Game
over on global warming? Action would have to be radical
- All truck, all trains, all airplanes, cars, motorcycles and
boats in the United States, Closing all fossil-fuel-powered
electricity plants worldwide, Everybody in the United States
could switch from cars to bicycles.

The Chinese could close all their factories.

Europe could give up electricity and return
to the age of the lantern.

More
Schwarzenegger tapes released: Recordings
of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reveal the Republican griping
about Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike and expressing
sympathy for Mexican immigrants, but saying they should embrace
the United States

'Christian'
bookstore features X-rated movies: On same page that
quotes Psalms 119, verse 111, "Your testimonies I have taken
as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart,"
is a listing for "Rated X – A Journey through Porn."
-- 'Christian Heritage Bookstore